vallabhi

Updated: May 12, 2025

A protest against the immorality of the Vallabhi sect was made by Swâminârâyaṇa, a Brahman who was born in the district of Lucknow about 1780. He settled in Ahmedabad and gained so large a following that the authorities became alarmed and imprisoned him.

Sir Charles Eliot - Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2